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He vanished for a moment and returned with a black shirt and a pair of grey sweatpants.
“What are those?” Hades asked, voice dripping with judgement.
“Clothes,” Hermes said.“Casual clothes. Not that I expect you to know the definition of casual, Mr. Suit and Tie.”
He shoved them at Hades’ chest.“Change.”
He glowered at Hermes as he made his way to the bathroom. When he returned, Hermes clapped his hands.
“Perfect! You’re ready to bake!” Then the god shook his head.“I never thought those words would come out of my mouth.”
Hades pulled at the shirt, and Hermes swatted his hands away.“Stop! You don’t want Sephy to know I dressed you, do you?”
“Sephy?”
“What? It’s her nickname.”
Hades wasn’t sure how he felt about the fact that Hermes had a nickname for his lover.
“Go before Persephone thinks you changed your mind!” Hermes said.“Oh, and I’ll take payment in cookies!”
He sung the last word before vanishing, and Hades had never been so glad to be rid of a god in his life.
***
Hades appeared outside Persephone’s apartment door and knocked. It opened immediately, and he wondered if she had been standing on the other side, waiting for his arrival.
She offered him an appraising look, but her eyes quickly narrowed.
“Did you own those before today?” She pointed to the sweatpants.
She knew him well, and he grinned, admitting,“No.”
She stepped aside, and he squeezed through the door. It reminded him of how he was not made for mortal dwellings. The doors were too short, the walkways too narrow, but he didn’t mind the closeness with Persephone so near. She stared up at him, almost like she couldn’t believe he had shown up.
“What?” he asked.
“Nothing.”
She gave a quick smile and stepped around him, taking his hand in hers and dragging him into the living room, where her best friend, Lexa, sat on a couch with a man Hades did not know.
“Um, Hades this is Lexa, my best friend, and Jaison, her boyfriend.”
Jaison waved. Hades could sense his unease and awkwardness, but he was a good enough man, gentle and unassuming—the opposite of Lexa, who was bold and energetic. She approached him fearlessly and threw her arms around his waist in a hug.
“It’s nice to meet you,” she said.
Hades wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
“Very few have ever spoken those words.”
But he appreciated them.
“So long as you treat my best friend right, I’ll continue to be happy to see you,” she said with a grin.
“Noted, Lexa Sideris.” He grinned and bowed.“May I say, it is a pleasure to meet you.”
Lexa blushed and cleared her throat, glancing at Persephone before exclaiming,“So! Are you all going to make cookies? That’s not code for something, is it?”
